>>police in calumet city are asking for help- finding a woman who has been missing since last weekend. good afternoon. i'm steve sanders. and i'm dina bair. we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. >>our top story. >> the disappearance has neighbors concerned. investigators are here on the scene gathering evidence. police have not said whether they suspect foul play. >> she has not been seen since saturday. police have spent the

last day and a half gathering evidence. she works as a hairdresser. her keys and car are at the home where she lived with her boyfriend. >> he has not been seen either. >> you read about this kind of stuff every day. >> to get a little bit apprehensive. >> the major crimes task force is helping city police with this investigation.

>>a hazmat team in aurora is having a tough time getting into the home of a suspected hoarder apparently the garbage is piled too high. the home is suspected of housing animals and dead birds. wgn's judy wang is live in aurora with details. judy >> the animal control officers went inside the home. maybe about 15-20 minutes ago. we have not seen them bring any animals to the fan. this is the 200 block of shady brook lane. firefighters could not get in. we do not have a clear picture of the situation. it appears there are about 200 birds inside the house. mostly parents and

parakeets. >> they reported seeing birds many of them dead. police obtained a court order which allow them to go inside the house. we do not know how long he has lived in his residence. police are not naming him at this time. the man apparently was very up front with officers about what they might find. the only animals i have heard mentioned so far are birds. a lot of times people would walk behind the house and could see the bird flying freely through the window. animal control that

the dollar had to go inside the house. we can see the birds flying from where we are. we also received preliminary numbers. the found about 100 birds in the basement. another 50 birds on the main floor. another 40 birds on the second level of this house. animal control is still there. >>more than 20-thousand files detailing cases of suspected sexual abuse within the boy scouts of america are now public. 39 cases are from the chicago area. the so-called perversion files were released yesterday as part of an oregon sexual abuse lawsuit. they reveal more than one- thousand suspected child molesters. one of them is gwenn hale. he was on parole for another crime, when he became a scout

master for a troop in cabrini green in 1979. months later he was arrested and sentenced to 16 years in prison for raping a 13-year-old scout at gun point in his apartment. local scout officials say they've made changes to ensure safety. >> background checks, education and training for both results. kids and adults. we report every instance to the proper authorities. national scout leaders say there were cases where the organization failed to protect boys. they apologize for those incidents. >>congressman jesse jackson's office has yet to confirm whether he will return to the mayo clinic for treatment. the sun-times quotes a jackson associate, saying the congressman's doctor has recommended the change of venue. jackson is currently visiting his doctor twice a day, as he

gets treatment for a bipolar disorder. the paper quoted an "associate: who said jackson's doctors believe he would get ore privacy at the clinic. >>president obama and republican challenger mitt romney went from trading attacks to trading one- liners. the candidates took a break from campaigning last night to show off their comedic skills at the alfred e. smith memorial charity dinner. obama and romney will square off in their third and final debate, monday night. >> this is the third time governor romney and i have met recently. i had a lot more

energy in our second debate. i was really longrested after a long that i took during the first debate. >> he knows how to seize the moment. you're better off now than you were four weeks ago. >> we are finally getting a chance to see high-speed rail. this is a video of a test run in michigan last february. it will slow down to the current peak speed of 79 bonds per hour. m.p.h..

coming up next what the government is willing to pay you if you can figure out how to stop annoying robo telemarketing calls. also ahead, the latest in florida where the parents of trayvon martin are fighting to not have their son's school records released. and doctors of the teenage girl shot in the head by the taliban issue an update on her recovery.

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>>an army appeals court has ruled that the fort hood shooting suspect can have his beard forcibly shaved off before his murder trial. major nidal hasan is accused of killing 13 people and wounding more than two dozen others in a shooting spree at the texas army post in 2009. after his arrest hassan grew a beard. saying his muslim faith requires it. but a judge ruled that hasan does not have a religious right to have a beard during his court-martial. the trial will be delayed while hasan's lawyers appeal the ruling to a higher court.

the 14-year old girl shot in the head by the taliban for promoting female education is reportedly making a good recovery. doctors say 15-year-old is able to stand. she can't speak because of a tube inserted in her throat. but she can understand when people talk to her, and write in coherent sentences. malala was airlifted to england for specialized treatment on monday after the taliban shot her, on her way home from school in pakistan. doctors say she's not out of the woods yet.

she's still fighting an infection caused by the bullet that entered her brain. a young man whose allegations of sexual abuse triggered the investigation into former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky is talking publically about his ordeal. 18-year-old aaron fisher recorded an interview with a national morning news show and also spoke to people magazine. fisher sas he was 11 when he met sandusky and was abused during weekend visits at the sandusky home. sandusky was a volunteer coach at fisher's high school. fisher says he told the school principal and others about the abuse, but nothing was done. the interview aired a day after sandusky's lawyers launched an effort to overturn his convictions. the lawyers for george zimmerman are in court seeking

records. they say at the time of the deadly confrontation martin was suspended from school because he was caught with an empty marijuana bag. his lawyers said the school records to back up their client's story. they say it is another effort to victimize their son. if you're sick of those automated telemarketing calls to your phone, there might be something you can do about it. and if you have a really good idea, you might get paid for it.the f-t-c is offering a 50- thousand dollar cash reward for anyone who comes up with the best techincal solution that can put a stop to those annoying calls. log on to challenge-dot-gov for information. the contest opens october 25th. >> winning the lottery came at the perfect time. to meet this 22 year-old. he just won over

$30 million. in came one day after his girlfriend dumped him. >> she broke up with me. right now i am heartily worried about it. not really worried about it. >> he said he was going to school and working two jobs helping to support his mother after his father's death. he said he has no plans for a big vacation or a fancy car. he says he just wants to help his mother pay off her house. >>is the girlfriend going to come back? >>of course, you know it. just ahead car safety tips. the most important warning lights on your dashboard. and, still to come this midday why it's a good time to go ring shopping and get engaged! and later in lunchbreak: we are making a chicken and rice soup with latin flavors.

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price of peanut butter may be coming down. u.s. peanut farmers are harvesting a record crop this year. the u.s. to permit of agriculture says this year's peanut harvest will blow to the record set in 2008. are you getting ready to pop the qu estion. diamond prices have fallen for 4 straight months. asian purchases slowed. today is the 25th anniversary of black monday.

>> next expert car safety tips which warning lights should not be ignored. and still to come. the link between a high carb diet and alzheimer's disease. and live music this midday from doug james and the pocket. their mix of blues, rock funk and r&b has been gaining them fans across chicago.

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>>there are several warning lights inside your car, but some are more important than others. automobile magazine editor in chief jean jennings sorts it all out for us. >>how long can i drive with my check engine light on? >>prit goes on every time. e by the dealership. have them run a diagnostic check. there are lights you really have to get

checked. stop for any red light. the damage has probably already been done. stop for the red lights. those are the ones that will cost you money. >> and eliminated a backlog of more than 37 potholes' that were causing trouble back in may. >>he's one of the biggest country superstars in the world and yesterday, jason aldean announced that he's doing a concert at wrigley next summer. aldean will be joined by kelly

clarkson and jake owen. yesterday, we reminded jason that he was a musical guest right here on the wgn midday news-when he was on the verge of super stardom. we wondered if he remembered his visit. the concert is july 20th. tickets go on sale november 3rd through live nation -dot-com or 800-the cubs. still to come this midday. tom skilling has your full forecast!

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>> how would imagine that there are some photographers placed on the lakefront. there's a chance they will develop. this has been the autumn that just keeps on giving. this is from indiana. look at the view of lake geneva.

we're right under the heart of an uncontrollable system. the waters about 55. that is a 25 degree drop in temperature through the first mile. the hair tends to rise. air tends to rise. you can see how said rainier the center of circulation. take a look at this. by the end of the weekend there'll be a real springlike field. feel. rainfall beyond this

rain system is 1.6-3.0. temperatures first five days above normal. here is that they cool down. that might be some thunderstorms rolling the area for the big game. red flag warnings in the deep south. to win the starting to pick up with an axe system

that will come on herethat nec system that will come. here's a good look at the radar. more rain to the west of us. here are the big showers and thunderstorms going into the mid-atlantic. it is quite a system. here is the rain that we have had in the last 24 hours. look at hebron in the union. and union. it is cool out there. 47 at lake geneva. these temperatures are more familiar in november. it is pretty chilly out there. this

is hoe muchw much rain will come down. you can see the warm air starting to come back. that is the beginning of quite a warm up. right where we were yesterday. our normal is around 60. winds are light. there is that little pocket of cool air. here is how the jet stream changes the next few

days. we will animate it for you. some cloudy [periods. winds come here by sunday morning. by the afternoon it reall y starts to blow. a thunderstorm after dark on sunday. this is the flow that warms us up during the day on sunday. look at the warmth returning. 80s in iowa and missouri. that is the stuff that takes over next week. showery

spells cooler. the wind returns. high 59 for saturday. partly sunny on sunday. maybe 73-74 on monday. game

temperatures around 65 degrees. a 50/50 chance of a thunderstorm. could be an interesting game. time for today's trivia. on this day in 1976 president gerald ford signed a bill posthumously making who a 6-star general. a. george washington. b. robert e. lee c. dwight d. eisenhower. the answer still to come this midday!

>>time for sports. the bears have all weekend to prepare for the lions on monday night football. jay cutler has struggled in prime-time, but he's five- and- one against detroit as the bears starter. devin hester should be ready to play on monday. he sat out of practice yesterday with a quad injury but it's not serious. the bears will definitely have brandon marshall, who's looking forward the match- up against the lions' top receiver. calvin johnson has the fourth most receiving yards in the league, while marshall is ninth.

the tigers one win away from eliminating the yankees. detroit leads two- nothing in the fourth, when miguel cabrera hits a two- run homer. c-c sabathia gave up five earned runs in less than four innings. alex rodriguez was benched again. he pinch- hit in the sixth, but flies out to end the inning. he hit just .120 this post- season. the tigers win 8-1 to advance to the world series, while the yankees get swept in the playoffs for the first time in 32 years. in the national league, the cardinals beat the giants for a 3-1 series lead. former cubs broadcaster, bob brenly already has a new job. he's the new t-v anyst t t t t t t t t v v v v v v v v v v v e e e e e e e e t t t t t t t t brenly replaces former cubs first baseman mark grace who was arrested for d-u-i late in the season. as for brenly's replacement, kerry wood tells wgn radio that he has no interest in the job, while rick sutcliffe tells the tribune he would listen to an offer. n-h-l players are still locked out after negotiations broke off in toronto. the union made three counter- proposals to the fifty- fifty split, but talks only lasted an hour yesterday. n-h-l commissioner gary bettman says the two sides "aren't even speaking the same language." a new labor deal would have to be in place by thursday to ensure a full regular season but no further talks are planned.

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>>thank you for filling our studio with such great smells. >>it is my expiratioloration through these cultures. >>i love to hear you say that. >>this looks difficult. >>i started a little bit before hand. i seared some chicken breast. we ahve onions, garlics carrots, red peppers. a little bit of tomato paste. add the chicken right back into it. >>on the bone here. the bone has

the most flavor. >>i am going to rub the flavor back into the chicken. a few added spices. at this point. we would add some rice. some i am goin tog to stir that. this can cook

for 20-30 minutes. you have a hearty hot pot of deliciousness. you have the rice, potato chicken. it is so moist. it is really about one pot cooking. once you have the ingredients it is not going to take that long. >>this is not as liquid ads others. >>you can add more soup base. it is your option. some acide

and a little lemon. it will give the dish a little bit of heat. >>this is very easy to make. all of the recipes are pretty basic and accessible. >>each chapter is broken into weekday menus. there is a menu for the weekend.

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time now for the answer to today's trivia question... on this day in 1976, president gerald ford signed a bill posthumously making *who* a 6- star general. a. george washington.

couple of those may come down on the heavier showers. tomorrow morning because of the broken by then. strong southerly winds take up residence here on sunday and monday. we're going to warm up in the process. this is a tendency depiction of how the air mass will lay out across america. the warm air coming in here. the very cold they're taking up residence in canada. there's thursday at 1:00. that

changes the outlook for the winter. we found 21 of them since 1950. 53 percent had a cooler than normal temperature. the loud signal comes in the snow front. monday night

football. game time temperature 65.